diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 909d850..5844f8e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl GameState for State {
                         let mut bg = render.bg.add(RGB::from_u8(26, 45, 45)).add(offsets);
                         //bg = bg.add(offsets);
                         if map.bloodstains.contains(&idx) {
-                            bg = RGB::from_f32(0.4, 0., 0.);
+                            bg = bg.add(RGB::from_f32(0.6, 0., 0.));
                         }
                         if map.visible_tiles[idx] {
                             ctx.set(pos.x, pos.y, render.fg, bg, render.glyph);
diff --git a/src/map.rs b/src/map.rs
index d63f91f..eaa37c6 100644
--- a/src/map.rs
+++ b/src/map.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use rltk::{Algorithm2D, BaseMap, Point, RandomNumberGenerator, Rltk, RGB};
 use specs::prelude::*;
 use std::cmp::{max, min};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
-use std::ops::Add;
+use std::ops::{Add, Mul};
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum TileType {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ pub fn draw_map(ecs: &World, ctx: &mut Rltk) {
         // Get our colour offsets. Credit to Brogue for the inspiration here.
         let offsets = RGB::from_u8(map.red_offset[idx], map.green_offset[idx], map.blue_offset[idx]);
         if map.revealed_tiles[idx] {
-            let mut fg = offsets;
+            let mut fg = offsets.mul(2.0);
             // Right now, everything always has the same background. It's a
             // very dark green, just to distinguish it slightly from the
             // black that is tiles we've *never* seen.
@@ -235,24 +235,15 @@ pub fn draw_map(ecs: &World, ctx: &mut Rltk) {
                 }
                 TileType::Wall => {
                     glyph = wall_glyph(&*map, x, y);
-                    fg = fg.add(RGB::from_f32(0.1, 0.8, 0.1));
+                    fg = fg.add(RGB::from_f32(0.6, 0.5, 0.25));
                 }
             }
-            let mut bloody = false;
             if map.bloodstains.contains(&idx) {
-                bg = bg.add(RGB::from_f32(0.4, 0., 0.));
-                bloody = true;
+                bg = bg.add(RGB::from_f32(0.6, 0., 0.));
             }
             if !map.visible_tiles[idx] {
-                fg = fg.to_greyscale();
-                // Manually setting desaturated values since we always know what it will be,
-                // since desaturate is an expensive function. If this stops being the case,
-                // will need to switch to using desaturate
-                if bloody {
-                    bg = RGB::from_f32(0.4, 0.4, 0.4);
-                } else {
-                    bg = bg.to_greyscale();
-                }
+                fg = fg.mul(0.6);
+                bg = bg.mul(0.6);
             }
             ctx.set(x, y, fg, bg, glyph);
         }
diff --git a/src/spawner.rs b/src/spawner.rs
index 13b3156..40f6cf2 100644
--- a/src/spawner.rs
+++ b/src/spawner.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const MAX_ITEMS: i32 = 2;
 fn monster<S: ToString>(ecs: &mut World, x: i32, y: i32, glyph: rltk::FontCharType, name: S) {
     ecs.create_entity()
         .with(Position { x, y })
-        .with(Renderable { glyph: glyph, fg: RGB::named(rltk::RED), bg: RGB::named(rltk::BLACK), render_order: 1 })
+        .with(Renderable { glyph: glyph, fg: RGB::named(rltk::GREEN), bg: RGB::named(rltk::BLACK), render_order: 1 })
         .with(Viewshed { visible_tiles: Vec::new(), range: 12, dirty: true })
         .with(Monster {})
         .with(Name { name: name.to_string() })
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn poison_potion(ecs: &mut World, x: i32, y: i32) {
         .with(Position { x, y })
         .with(Renderable {
             glyph: rltk::to_cp437('i'),
-            fg: RGB::named(rltk::SEAGREEN),
+            fg: RGB::named(rltk::GREEN),
             bg: RGB::named(rltk::BLACK),
             render_order: 2,
         })